Working Mother
 (cover, October–November 2014) | |
| Editor in Chief | Audrey Goodson Kingo |
|---|---|
| President | Subha V. Barry |
| Frequency | online only |
| Founder | Milton Lieberman |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Final issue | 2020 (print) 2022 (online) |
| Company | Bonnier Corp. |
| Website | www |
Working Mother was a magazine for working mothers launched in 1979 by Founding Publisher Milton Lieberman, who was succeeded by Carol Evans.[1][2] The founding editor of the magazine was Vivian Cadden, who retired as editor in 1990.[3] Subsequent editors have included Judsen Culbreth,[4] Suzanne Riss[5] and Jennifer Owens.[6] In December 2016, Meredith Bodgas was named editor-in-chief.[7]
History
[edit]Working Mother was launched by McCall Publishing Co. in 1979.[8][9] Since 1985, Working Mother has compiled a list of the 100 Best Companies for working mothers based on a survey.[10] In 1986, Working Mother and Working Woman, its sister publication, were sold to Time Inc. and Lang Communications.[11]
In 1996, Lang Communications sold Working Mother, along with Ms. and Working Woman, to MacDonald Communications.[12] The following year, MacDonald Communications reduced the frequency of Working Mother and Working Woman to 10 editions per year.[13]
Working Mother Media
[edit]In August 2001, MacDonald Communications underwent restructuring and created Working Mother Media (WMM), which was composed of Working Mother and Working Woman.[14] It was announced that Carol Evans would return to manage the new company.[14] In a statement, Evans announced that Working Woman would fold after its 25th anniversary edition in September 2001.
In December 2006, Working Mother Media acquired Diversity Best Practices, a corporate membership organization.[15] In September 2008, Bonnier Corp announced it was acquiring Working Mother Media.[16] In 2010, the Working Mother Research Institute was founded by Jennifer Owens and made part of WMM.[17]
In 2014, the magazine named Meghan Stabler one of its Working Mothers of the Year, making her the first openly transgender woman to receive that honor.[18] That same year, the magazine reduced the number of issues it produced from eight to four.[19] Carol Evans left Working Mother in 2015 to start Carol Evans Enterprises.[20] She was succeeded by Subha V. Barry.[1] In December 2016, Meredith Bodgas was named editor-in-chief of Working Mother.[7]
In 2018, Working Mother released its first Best Companies for Dads list.[21]
The October/November 2020 issue was Working Mother's final print edition.[22]
EAB acquired Working Mother from Bonnier in 2021.[23] Working Mother closed in 2022.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Carol Evans Leaves Working Mother Media". Folio. January 13, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Break This Down: Working Mother Media Founder Carol Evans Discusses Equal Pay Day | Barnard College". barnard.edu. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Vivian Cadden, 78, Writer and Editor". The New York Times. May 29, 1995. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Judsen Culbreth, Walter Kirkland". The New York Times. January 13, 2002. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ Hannagan, Charley (May 31, 2009). "Q&A with editor of Working Mother magazine: Stress is working mom's top challenge". syracuse.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "The Gender Pay Gap: One Way To Solve The Issue". www.cbsnews.com. September 15, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Chris (December 12, 2016). "Meredith Bodgas Named Editor of Working Mother". www.adweek.com. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ "Bonnier buys Working Mother Media". Crain's New York Business. September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Mary (September 23, 2016). "MEDIA: The magazine exec who gave a voice to working moms". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "Working Mother on its 100 Best Companies: 'This generation is demanding more'". NBC News. October 5, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ Therese Lueck (1995). Women's Periodicals in the United States: Consumer Magazines. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-313-28631-5.
- ^ "A Return to Tough Times for Ms. Magazine". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1998. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ "MacDonald restructures two magazines". adage.com. November 4, 1996. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
- ^ a b Stern, Christopher (August 18, 2001). "Working Woman Magazine To Fold". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Big Idea - Carol Evans". Folio. July 31, 2007. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Bonnier Acquires Working Mother Media". adage.com. September 25, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "HealthyWomen Welcomes Two Exceptional Leaders to Its Team". HealthyWomen. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ Burns, Hilary (October 15, 2014). "First transgender woman named Working Mother of the Year". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Working Mother Diversifies Revenue By Recognizing New Demographics". Folio. December 4, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "'Working Mother' Carol Evans guest at Speakers Series". lohud.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Working Mothers releases its 'Best Companies for Dads' list". HR Dive. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ It’s the End of the Work World as We Know It
- ^ https://seramount.com/about-us/seramount-news-and-press/eab-acquires-seramount/